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Grange over Sands Church of England Primary School, LA11

Fell Drive, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria LA11 7JF

10 reasons to choose Grange over Sands Church of England Primary School

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Grange over Sands Church of England Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 67. It is one of the best state primary schools in Grange-over-Sands and one of the 2 best independent or state primaries within 10 miles.

School fundamentals

Grange over Sands Church of England Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (40%/60%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a Church of England voluntary controlled faith school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection.

Average class size

Grange over Sands Church of England Primary School has six classes, some mixed-age, a pre-school, and an average class size of 26 pupils.

Exam results and leavers' destinations

Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Grange over Sands Church of England Primary School achieves above average attainment results. By the same measure, progress scores have been variable around the national average, possibly reflecting different cohorts’ ability profiles. Most pupils go on to Cartmel Priory Church of England Comprehensive School at the end of Year 6.

The Grange over Sands Church of England Primary School curriculum

School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, French. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.

More on the curriculum

There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip for Years 5 and 6.

Specialist teaching

Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.

Sport at Grange over Sands Church of England Primary School

School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in some sports from Year 3.

The Arts at Grange over Sands Church of England Primary School

Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.

Wraparound care

Out of school hours care from 7.45am to 6.00pm provided by two external contractors.

Find another school near Grange over Sands Church of England Primary School

Independent Prep Schools

Windermere Preparatory School (15.5 miles); Sedbergh Prep School, Casterton (20.5 miles); Lancaster Steiner School (25.4 miles).

State Primary Schools

Levens Church of England School (8.4 miles); St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Ulverston (14.8 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

Windermere School (15.7 miles); Sedbergh School (22.4 miles).

State Senior Schools

Dallam School (11.2 miles); Kirkbie Kendal School (13 miles); Ulverston Victoria High School (13.2 miles).

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